Max

Everyday without him, hurt more and more, instead of less and less. Lissa and her group started harassing me at school. Lately, Jeb's been coming home in a bad mood, and taking his anger out on me, Iggy wouldn't even try anymore, and all I wanted to do was curl up and die.

Today Jeb was working late, as he told me, so I walked through the woods and climbed the tree Fang was killed at. It hurt the most to sit in this tree, but it also felt the best. I could pretend he was there, I could feel him around me. I could talk for hours... just to the wind. I could pretend to hear and feel him respond to me. It wasn't doing me any good, but I didn't want to even try for good anymore.

"I miss you... a lot. I pushed Iggy away. That was a mistake. Lissa and her group won't leave me alone, and Jeb's been really laying it on me, even when I do nothing wrong." I said, staring at a branch. "Fang, I'm scared. I don't like being scared. I pretend I'm not, but I'm terrified. What if he kills me? I could be with you again, at least. But... I don't think I'm ready to die." I finished in a whisper, staring down at my shoes as if he was there and I was embarrassed.

"I know I'm not helping myself by staying there. But- Fang you don't know how much I wanted to run away with you. I wish I could've just said yes. But, I have a... I have a chip in my ankle. He can track my every move with it. And I knew if we left, he'd find us, and I knew he'd kill you..." I mumbled, holding tight to a branch. "But he did it anyways, didn't he? I walked away from you because I was protecting you, Fang. He would've killed you then. He still did. I'm so sorry." I could feel the tears in my eyes as I spoke. "It's all my fault." I whispered, before letting go of the branch. I felt myself falling through the air, but at the same time I didn't. I knew the fall wasn't enough to kill me.. unfortunately. Hopefully knock me out though.

That didn't happen. Two arms wrapped around me and caught me just a few feet off the ground. I looked up at the person, but my blurred vision made it practically impossible to tell who it was. I closed my eyes, and in moments, I was out.

Iggy

I sighed and carried Max back to my place. I didn't care how much she tried to push me away, I still loved her. It hurt to see her sitting on that tree, talking to him as if he was still around when she had me to talk to. It hurt to know how much she loved him- how much she still loves him. But most of all, it hurt that I was second best to him. I thought if I gave her some space when she wanted it, she'd come back to me. That obviously wasn't working considering she was only being abused.

She didn't talk to me. She talked to Fang. That just ticked me off.

"Max, wake up." I whispered after she had been out for about thirty minutes, laying on the guest bed.

"F- Fang?" She mumbled. I wanted to hit my head on something.

"No. It's Iggy. Are you okay?" I asked, and was utterly shocked when she hugged me and buried her face in my shoulder.

"I'm sorry." She mumbled, and I slowly wrapped my arms around her.

"It's okay." I assured, and kissed her forehead.. maybe I wouldn't be second best this time, hopefully I wouldn't anyways.

Test Subject/ Mexican Ninja

I sped down the halls as fast as I could go. I felt like I was running through a maze; a big, long, endless maze. Where was the exit? Where was the entrance? Where was the start, and where was the end? Whitecoats and erasers chased me. It scared me cause no one could outrun a large dog, not even me with my enhanced abilities.

"Somebody help me!" I shouted, panicking.

Take a deep breath, calm down, keep going. I stopped short, looking around, before shrugging it off and taking off again. "I'm crazy." I mumbled.

No you're not. You're Fang. I'm Angel. I can read minds. And I have wings too. I'm another test subject, along with my big brother. "Where are you?" I asked still running.

Forget about us. You need to get out of here. I stopped. "Where are you?" I ask again, looking around. There was a sigh in my head.

Turn left, down the hall, second door on the right, we're the top two dog crates on the "EEP!" Angel squeaked as I yanked her dog crate door open, and then her brother's. She had long blond curls and innocent blue eyes. Her brother had short curly wild blond hair, and Angel's innocent blue eyes. They were the boy/girl versions of each other. And so freaking cute! I seriously wanted to hug them tight and tell them a bed time story about it raining gumballs and pizza and ice cream all at once and then Spiderman ice skating and-

"Fang! Come on!" Angel shouted opening her wings and taking off, with her brother following suit. I just ran considering I barely could work my wings as it was. To me, Angel and her brother looked like Cupid's, are two mini Angel's. I wished I could fly like them, I wish my wings were pure white like there's. Instead mine were this wicked midnight blue color that got even darker as the went down, with red tips at the very end. Okay, so that was cool. But still...

Angel seemed to know exactly where we were going as she flew, turning corners confidently until an exit sign appeared. I ran faster, speeding ahead of the kids, opening the door and setting of a gazillion alarms as Angel and her bro flew out, then slammed the door shut. The flew over the tall electric fence with ease and kept going until they realized I had stopped about ten feet away from it.

"Come on!" Angel's brother yelled. I shook my head.

"I can't fly!" I called back.

"Yes you can! Get a running start!" Angel insisted.

"It hurts too much!" I persisted, but Angel kept telling me to fly. I sighed and got a running start, spreading my wings wide and flapping down hard. My feet left the ground and I was going up, up, up. Black dots covered my vision from pain but I kept going up, until, that is, and eraser clamped down onto my ankle. I yelped and lost a few feet before kicking It off, finally making it over the fence and flying faster than before.

I had to get away. I had to find Max. my stomach flipped at the thought. Max. I needed my Max now more than ever. I flew off towards her house, not even bothering to check and see if Angel and her brother were following. Not even wondering how I could possibly know where I was going.

But in a few short minutes, I was at Max's house, looking in her window... to find nothing. "She's at... Fang, what's an Iggy?" Angel asked, and without answering, I took off towards his house.

I slammed the door open and ran up the stairs, practically bursting with joy, until I opened the door just in time to see Iggy lean down and kiss Max. My Max.